Ivanhoe -Sir Walter Scott -Chapter 2 (p2) Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott Chapter 2 p2 Gurth darted at him a savage and revengeful scowl and with a fierce yet hesitating motion laid his hand on the haft of his knife but the interference of Prior Aymer who pushed his mule betwixt his companion and the swineherd prevented the meditated violence. Nay by St Mary brother Brian you must not think you are now in Palestine predominating over heathen Turks and infidel Saracens we islanders love not blows save those of holy Church who chasteneth whom she loveth. Tell me good fellow said he to Wamba and seconded his speech by a small piece of silver coin the way to Cedric the Saxon s you cannot be ignorant of it and it is your duty to direct the wanderer even when his character is less sanctified than ours. In truth venerable father answered the Jester the Saracen head of your right reverend companion has frightened out of mine the way home---I am not sure I shall get there to-night myself. Tush said the Abbot thou canst tell us if thou wilt. This reverend brother has been all his life engaged in fighting among the Saracens for the recovery of the Holy Sepulchre he is of the order of Knights Templars whom you may have heard of he is half a monk half a soldier. If he is but half a monk said the Jester he should not be wholly unreasonable with those whom he meets upon the road even if they should be in no hurry to answer questions that no way concern them. I forgive thy wit replied the Abbot on condition thou wilt show me the way to Cedric s mansion. Well then answered Wamba your reverences must hold on this path till you come to a sunken cross of which scarce a cubit s length remains above ground then take the path to the left for there are four which meet at Sunken Cross and I trust your reverences will obtain shelter before the storm comes on. The Abbot thanked his sage adviser and the cavalcade setting spurs to their horses rode on as men do who wish to reach their inn before the bursting of a night-storm. As their horses
